Ghetto: The Performances

It is crazy to think that Ghetto is finally over and last night on the dove stage was a very humbling and rewarding experience. Being the last performance for us all in that particular theatre, we were all very focussed on working together and appreciating every last moment on the stage. We worked very hard to keep the pace and energy up in all the scenes and it was very evident on the second night when this truly came together. For me, I have two special Ghetto moments that will always stay with me. The first being during the 'Swanee' dance, with Kittel destroying each couple and throwing me to the floor. This scene allowed me to feel real fear and pain and a true sense of empathy was felt. I also found intriguing the scene in which we all face the wall and turn around with Kittel laughing at our fear. This to me epitomised his sadistic attitude and was a very moving scene to act in. The audience response has been wonderful with people recognizing the extremely difficult process we went through as a cast to put on this play.  Even scenes of confusion to us as actors such as the insulin play were largely understood by the audience which is a great relief. Today, though extremely tired I am able to look back over the last week as a huge growing experience. From our disastrous technical run through to our amazingly potent closing night, the physical maturing of us as actors and the show as a whole has been enormous. I suppose it was a huge risk to let 17 year olds tell a tale that many cannot really comprehend and often, choose not to. Thankfully it appears that not only did we honour the Kristin Performing Arts tradition, but we honoured those who lived through the tragedy as well.